Title: Opposite Attraction --Chapter 1
Author: Blue Ice
E-mail: Blue_IceSM@hotmail.com
Rated: G
Hi everyone!!!! A big THANK YOU to all those wonderful people who
e-mailed me and gave me such encouraging compliments. I really
appreciate it.
Ok, I'm starting a brand new story now. This is another romance for
those of you who are Serena/Darien fans. They are my favorite couple
too. I haven't really any plots for this fanfic right now, so I'll
just make it up as I write. I hope it'll turn out good.
I have to especially thank Princess Makoto and Rini Shields for
writing me. I was truly touched by their encouraging messages about
Something Unexpected and Fire From Within. And they were the best
I've ever received from anyone. So here is a big THANK YOU SO MUCH!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! to you guys if you're reading this.
Well I'm stopping here. Don't forget to e-mail me.
(Sailor Moon does not belong to me...and so on)
Oh ya one more thing. Rei never had any feelings for Darien. They're
just friends in this story. ^-^
"Oh no. I'm dead." Serena sat in her seat looking at her
English test paper. "30%?? There must have been a mistake. After
studying for 2 hours last night. It was totally not worth it." she
sighed miserably. Looking past a couple of classmates, she saw Ami
shaking her head and checking her answers with a book.
"Hey Ami. You look a little pale. Is something wrong?" Ami
nodded her head. "It's terrible. How can I face my mom." she said
nervously. "Oh I know what you mean. I got a 30%. Mom's going to flip.
What did you get?" Serena asked as she stuffed her books into her
backpack. "94." Ami replied with a worried tone.
"94??!!!" Serena screamed and dropped all her books. "What are
you worrying about?" she asked in disbelieve. "I wish I had good
grades like that. I'm a failure at everything." Serena sighed and
picked up her backpack. "A 94 is a great score. I would do anything
to get one. Heck, I would do anything just to get a better grade than
30."
"Perhaps you need extra help outside of school. It's hard for
Ms. Haruna to work one on one with her students." Ami suggested. "Are
you kidding? I don't want another tutor as long as I live."
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"Serena you're getting a tutor starting next week." "No! oh
please mom. I'll try harder. I'll have Ami give me study sessions on
weekends. I'll cut my arcade time shorter! I just don't want a tutor!"
Serena wined and begged her mom for mercy on her knees.
"We just want you to do better in school dear." Ken said while
reading through Serena's progress report. "This is the third time in a
month that we've received a letter from Ms. Haruna that your grades
have not improved." Irene shook her head. "There's nothing else we can
do except to do the right thing. You won't regret it later on." Ken
said and took out a card.
"Now I want you to go to the university starting on next
Monday after school. They have excellent study sessions there. And
it's one on one. That's exactly what you need. Just give it a try." he
handed Serena the card. "But dad..." "No buts, Serena. You don't have
a choice."
"Oh alright." Serena gave up and trudged upstairs. "My life is
over." she collapsed on her bed and buried her head under the pillow.
Taking out her test, Serena angrily threw it outside her window.
"Now I can't go see Andrew after school anymore, and I can't play
video games at the arcade, and I can't hang out with my friend's..."
"Serena! Dinner's ready!" Irene hollered from the kitchen. Putting on
her sad face, Serena walked solemnly downstairs.
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"Serena, Serena wait up!" Mina hollered as she caught up with
Serena. "We're all meeting after school today at Lita's. You coming?"
she asked breathlessly. "I can't. I have to go to tutorials from now
on to improve my grades. Mom says I have to at least bring my grades
up to a B." Serena said and leaned against a tree."Tutorials? Well I
guess it's good for you huh?" Mina smiled and patted Serena in the
back. "Maybe you'll get a really cute college guy as your tutor." they
both giggled.
"What did you bring for lunch?" Serena asked as she and Mina
sat under a big oak tree for lunch. "Curry." Mina answered and took
out her chopsticks. "Oh can I have some?" Serena begged. "Why do you
eat so much? Your lunch box is full of food. And I'm too hungry to
share today." Mina said as she ate. "Oh alright."
The rest of the afternoon was a drag for Serena. Not only did
she fail a math test, but received detention for falling asleep during
chemistry. Finally the bell ringed signaling the end of the day.
Serena packed her stuff slowly, taking her time getting to detention.
"Serena. Come here. I want to talk to you." Ms. Haruna said
while grading some papers. "I'm going to excuse you from detention
today because I have to go somewhere very important." She says as she
takes out her compact and applied some lipstick. "You better make sure
you pay attention tomorrow or you'll receive double detention.
Understand?" "Yes Ms. H." Serena's mood suddenly brightened up. 'Yes!!
No detention!'
"Hey Serena, weren't you supposed to be in detention today?"
Lita asked as they met up in front of the school. "Nope. Looks like
Ms. H. has a date tonight. She let me off easy." Serena replied and
stretched her arms lazily. "Now. I'm off to the arcade." she exclaims
happily. "Ah, not so fast Serena. Don't you have tutorials this
afternoon?" Mina asked and grinned.
"Oh Mina! Why did you have to remind me?" Serena slumped her
shoulders. "Hey Meatball Head!!" Rei came running down the sidewalk.
"You're off school pretty early today. No detention like usual?" Rei
laughed and crossed her arms in front of her chest. "No for your
information. I'm not in trouble today. I'm sorry, but I must get
going." Serena said as she turned around toward the direction of
Juuban University. "Going to tutorials is even better than hearing
Rei complain about everything I do." Serena murmured and she walked
dreadfully down the street.
"Um excuse me? Is this where the tutorial sessions are?"
Serena asked as she put her backpack down on the floor in front of the
reception desk. "Why yes. Do you have your card?" an older lady asked
and reached for the scanner. "Yes. Here is this it?" "It sure is. Just
let me get all the information filled out." she explains as she
quickly types something on the computer.
"Ok you're ready. I have signed you to a specific tutor
according to your needs Ms. Tsukino. This is your identification card.
Just take the elevator to the fifth floor and turn to the hallway on
your right. Your room is 509. I don't think you'll have any problems
finding it. If you do. There'll be secretaries there to direct you."
she finished and smiled friendly.
"Oh thank you." Serena said politely as she stored in the
information. Waving one last time, she walked to the elevator. "I
really hope I get a cute college guy." Serena giggled. "Maybe he'll
ask me out. Wouldn't that be great." she said to herself dreamily.
Straightening up her school uniform a little to look more
presentable, Serena knocked on the door gently. A second or so later,
someone from the other side opened the door.
What greeted Serena was totally unexpected. "Darien??" she
gasped in alarm. "Hey Meatball Head. Fancy meeting you here!" he
smirked and let her in. All the while, Serena was filled with rage.
How can he be her tutor? It's bad enough that he teases her every time
they meet, now he'll find out just exactly how stupid she really is.
"I think I've got the wrong room. I'll just leave now." she
said quickly and turned the door knob. "Wait a minute. Let me see
your card." he said and walked towards her. "Oh alright. Here." she
handed him the card hesitantly. "You have the right room, Serena.
Can't you even read numbers." Ouch, that really hurt Serena's feelings.
Couldn't he tell that she didn't want to be with him, especially now?
"Ok if we're going to be seeing each other everyday now, why
don't we at least try to get along." Darien sat down and took out some
paper and a pencil. "Now what is it that you need help on? Everything
probably." he mumbled the last part. But Serena heard it loud and
clear.
"You know what Darien? I don't need a tutor who's going to be
making fun of me. I came here to get help, not cruel remarks from a
cold hearted conceited jerk like you!" she looked down at her lap and
felt useless all of a sudden. Nobody would ever give her break.
Darien stared at Serena's profile. She wasn't really happy at
all like her usual self. Maybe he did go a little too far. Sighing a
little, Darien spoke quietly. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean it ok? Lets
just get started. I'm sure you don't want to stay long." Serena lifted
her head and looked at Darien skeptically. "Fine." she said and took
out her books.
"I don't understand what you're saying!" Serena sighed
exasperatedly. "Chemistry is too hard. I hate school." she screamed
out her frustration. By now Darien was a little impatient too. They
had been going over her homework for the last 45 minutes, and haven't
even finished 1/4 of it yet.
"Ok look here Serena. Don't think about other things. Just
concentrate on the problem. They gave you an example. Lets go over it
one more time. The mass number of the element is 45. If the atomic
number and the number of the protons are exactly the same, which is 20.
What is the neutron number?"
Serena bit her bottom lip in deep concentration. "I don't know.
I just don't know." she leaned back on her chair and sighed. "What is
45 minus 20?" Darien asked. "25, that's easy, but what does that have
to do with the neutron number?" Darien groaned. "That is the neutron
number. Gees a fifth grader can do this let along a freshman." he
bit out sarcastically.
"Why are you here giving me lessons if you really didn't want
to?" Serena screamed back angry at his nasty remarks. That was a good
question, and honestly Darien didn't know why he was still here. He
should have left a long time ago. "I have to. That's what I'm getting
paid for." he said and checks over her math homework.
"Lets just change the subject for now and work on something
else." Darien suggested and mentally rolled his eyes. "Don't tell me
you need help with this?" he asked. "What if I do. I'm not smart like
you if you haven't noticed yet. And if I were I wouldn't be here even
if my life depended on it." she said and puts her head in her hands.
"Ya I want to be stuck here to with a brainless Meatball Head too!" he
barked back sarcastically and walked to the window.
"Why are you being so mean?" she asked more to herself.
Standing up sighing, Serena begin shoving her books into her backpack.
"Sometimes getting good grades isn't worth it." she sniffles a little
and walks to the door. "Maybe I'm just hopeless no matter what." she
turned the door knob angrily. Darien was starting to feel bad himself.
He shouldn't have been so mean to her. She came here looking for help
and he gave none.
"Wait. Don't go Serena..... I'm sorry." Serena looked back
over her shoulder. "It's not your fault Darien. I'm just stupid. I
can't handle anything. I can't do anything right..." Serena quickly
shut up before she was going to cry. "Don't expect me to be back
tomorrow." she sobs quietly and ran out the door.
"What?" Darien stared at the closed door in confusion. What
exactly was wrong with her? She's usually happy all the time. Even
after a fight with him, she still recovers quickly. Darien sighed in
frustration. "Meatball head." he rolled the nickname in his mouth a
couple of times. "It suits her."
Packing up his own things, he decided to leave since it was no
use waiting for Serena. She wasn't going to come back. Serena had
seemed genuinely upset and she was even putting herself down.
Something wasn't right here. Darien shrugged his shoulders. He had
more important things to worry about than an upset Meatball head.
"Serena. You're home early." Ken said as she barged into the
house. "How was tutorials? Did you get any homework done?" Serena
didn't even bother to answer and stumped upstairs. "Good grief. I
better go talk to her." Irene sighed and put down her spatula.
Serena threw her things angrily around her room as she quietly
sobbed by her window. "Why can't anyone just give me a break." she
cried. "Serena? Can I come in?" a soft voice asked from outside her
closed door. Serena stood up and let her mom in. "What's wrong
sweetheart? Did something happen at school?" she asked as she gently
scratched Serena's back.
"I had this horrible tutor. He was so mean to me. Mom don't
make me go back. I don't want to face him. All he does is make fun of
my pathetic grades." Serena told her mom everything as she sobbed.
"Serena, I'm sure he was as frustrated as you were. Why don't you give
him another chance?"
Serena looked up to her mother's kind face. "I don't really
want to. We can't even stand next to each other with fighting. He's
always the one who wins." Irene shook her head. "It's not about who
wins in an argument. It's how you solve it. If you show some respect
towards him, I'm almost positive that he'll do the same."
"Do you really think so?" Serena asked as she wiped her eyes
with a tissue. "Count on it." Serena smiled for the first time since
this morning. "I guess I could go back tomorrow and try." Serena
hugged her mom tightly. "Thanks mom." Irene smiled. "Come on. Help me
set the table."
The next day during lunch....
"Darien? He was your tutor?" Lita asked. "Well I don't see why
you're upset." "Ya he's a totally hot guy." Mina giggled. "What did
you guys talk about instead of homework?" Serena sighed. "Nothing. We
didn't even get finished with the tutorial. We got mad at each other
and I left." the girls looked blank. "Why?" Mina asked and sipped her
drink.
"Well for starters. He was completely rude, obnoxious,
conceited. He just wouldn't stop making fun of me. I didn't want to
stay." Serena finished and stuffed a piece of sushi into her mouth.
"Mom says I have to go back today." she sighed and leaned back against
the tree.
"Ya you should give him a chance. Who knows, maybe he'll turn
out to be the man of your dreams." Mina giggled. "Nah..." they all
laughed. "Serena?! Serena?! Oh there you are!" Melvin exclaimed.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!" the girls screamed and ran away leaving a dusty
Melvin standing under the tree with pouting lips.
Serena managed to stay awake during chemistry and didn't get
detention. "Ok class prepare for the test on Thursday." Ms. H. finished
just as the bell ringed. "Class dismissed." she says and sits back
down to grade papers.
"We're all meeting at Rei's temple in half an hour. She asked
us to help her with all the charms she's selling on Saturday. We get
to wear one of those kimonos. It's going to be so awesome." Mina
squealed happily. "Ya it's going to be a big hit. I heard from Rei
that people had already called in asking for them. I hope they make
enough money for temple expenses." Ami smiled.
"Well I gotta go to tutorials. Darien's probably waiting for
me. I just hope he doesn't act like a jerk again." Serena sighed and
picked up her backpack. "See ya guys later." she waved and left the
classroom. "I feel sorry for her to have to put up with Darien,
although he's a total hottie." Mina giggled as the girls walked out
into the hot summer day.
"Ok Serena. Just act natural. Give him a second chance. God
this is so hard." Serena sighed as she stood in front of room 509.
Just when she was about to knock, the door opened. "uh...hi." Serena
said quietly and looked down at her shoes. "Hi...I um....I thought you
weren't coming back?" Darien asked and ran a hand through his ebony
hair. "I had to....and I'm also sorry that I ran out yesterday." she
walked in and sat down.
"I guess you failed another test like always." Darien smirked.
He just couldn't stop making Serena miserable. Serena rolled her eyes.
"How come every single word that comes out of your mouth has to be
cruel?" Darien chuckled. "Because everything I say is true." he
replied simply and leaned back on his chair. "I hate you." Serena
mumbled under her breath.
Sighing loudly, Serena took out her homework. "Can we just get
on with it. I want to get out of here as soon as possible." "My
thoughts exactly." Serena glared daggers at Darien. She tried to be
respectful and nice, but it just doesn't work. Pushing down the anger
that was starting to rise, Serena looked across the table at him.
"Don't tell me you still don't understand this?" Darien asked
impatiently. "If I did would I be here?" she retorted and crossed her
arms in front of her chest. "Ok. now what is it that you don't
understand?" "Well, that part." she pointed to a part of an
inequality. "There's really nothing to it. You have to make sure that
both sides equal." Darien started explaining.
After 20 minutes or so...."What do you mean it's wrong? I
checked over it two times." Serena yelled angrily. "Why don't you plug
in the numbers and see which one of us is right." Darien bit back.
Serena took the calculator. "Fine, give it to me." she took her paper
and punched in some numbers. Putting down her pen, Serena looked up to
Darien a little embarrassed. "Oops. I um...forgot the A, sorry."
Serena lowered into the seat.
Darien sighed and stood up to look out the window. Serena
caught his annoyed gaze. "I said I was sorry. You don't have to be
that grouchy about it." Serena stood up and walked around the table.
"Maybe if you'd work harder and try to use your brain, you wouldn't
have so much trouble, and then you wouldn't have to annoy me so much
with something a six year old could do." Darien yelled with
frustration. There was just no way he can keep this up. "Well fine,
see if I come back again." Serena slammed the door behind her.
Seconds later she came back....."I'm just getting my books."
Darien laughed. "You can't even make a good exit. Figures Meatball
head. Don't trip down the stairs." he smirked as Serena's face turned
red in anger. "I'll get you back Darien. You won't even know what hit
you." "Haven't you already done that with your test, a shoe..." before
he finished the list, Serena had stormed out angrily.
"What a egotistic jerk!" Serena hissed furiously as she took
the elevator down to the lobby. "I'm never coming back again. This has
got to be the most horrible day of my life." she turned the corner and
bumped right into a lady. The files that were in her hands fell down
to the floor as papers scattered everywhere. "Oh I'm sorry...here let
me get it." Serena bent down to pick up the papers. "I'm really very
sorry." Serena apologized and quickly exited the building.
Serena walked down the busy streets of Tokyo until she came to
her all time favorite place to be after school--the arcade. "I bet
Andrew's working today." she thought happily and walked in. Andrew was
helping a little boy with a video game. Serena sat down at a booth and
waited for him to finish.
"Hey Serena! What's up?" he asked friendly and sat down across
from her. "Hi Andrew." she tried to put on a happy face. "Is something
wrong?" he asked. Serena looked down for a moment. "This has been the
worst day of my life." she started. "I went to the university thinking
that I'll give Darien another chance. I had thought that if I were
nice to him, he'd be nice to me. But no. He just shot his usual cold
remarks at me one after another...and then.." "Wait a minute." Andrew
stopped her suddenly.
"Give Darien another chance? At the university? I'm not
following you Serena. Better start from the beginning." Serena took a
deep breath. "Well I got this really bad grade in English....."
"....and then I just walked out." Serena told Andrew the whole
story from when her father first got her a tutor up until now at the
arcade. Andrew listened intently. "The man is insufferable. There's no
way anyone can ever change him. I tried my best to show some respect
and he never even seemed to care. What's with him?" Serena sighed as
she put her head down on the table.
Andrew gently touched her arm. "Darien's had a tough childhood
....maybe he just never opened up to anyone that's all. I'm sure if
you keep on showing him that you care and try to tolerate him, he'll
change the way he acts towards you." Andrew smiled. Serena raised her
head and contemplated. "Well, I guess you're right. But if he does it
again, I'm not going to forgive him." then Serena immediately
brightened up. "Oh, I think I want a triple scoop hot fudge sundae."
Andrew chuckled and stood up. "One Serena Special coming up."
"So are you coming to Rei's temple on Saturday? We're going to
sell charms. I think it's really going to be big." Serena wiped her
mouth with a napkin as she finished up the sundae. "I think I have to.
Lizzy wants to go pretty badly. I have no doubt she's going to drag me
there too." he shrugged. "That's great then! We need some help anyway.
Tons of people had already called Rei about them. We're probably going
to be really busy with all the customers." Andrew nodded. "Ya that
sounds fun. I'll try to make it."
Serena smiled excitedly. "Ok then see you tomorrow." she waved
and walked out of the arcade. Suddenly everything quiet down. "It sure
is quiet when Serena's not around." Andrew chuckled and went back to
his work.
"Oh it's so nice out. What a waste spending a day like this
with Darien." as if the name brings bad luck, Serena walked right into
a light pole. "Can't you even walk right? Meatball Head?" a familiar
voice snickered behind Serena. Whipping around agitatedly, Serena
walked up to Darien. "Listen buddy. I'm not going to take this crap
from you anymore." Darien grinned amusedly. "And don't you grin like
that!" "Do you mind? I like to get going now if you'd step out of
my way." Darien walked right past Serena and into the arcade. "Oh he
makes so mad." turning around too quickly, Serena bumped into the
light pole yet again. "Uhh, that hurt..."
"Mom! Dad! I'm home." Serena hollered as she shut the door
behind her. "I'm in here." Irene came out of the kitchen with flour
all over her hands. "How was school honey?" Serena hung her head and
plopped down on the couch. "It was fine until I saw Darien." Irene
sighed deeply. "Did you two have another argument?" "ya. and this time
I'm never going back." Irene chuckled. "You know people say that when
they actually like each other. You just haven't realized it."
Serena sat up suddenly. "What?? Me like Darien. Ha! Not in a
million years." she ran up the stairs and into her room. "Me....and...
.and Darien...that conceited, self absorbed, arrogant man....Me?"
Serena threw her arms in the air. "Uh.." and collapsed onto her bunny
covered bed.
Hello! Here's chapter one. I hope you liked it so far. Don't forget
to e-mail me!! Sayonara!